DeveloperIndex 2026

Nahom
Berhane

Master student in informatics at UiO. Building software and working with AI.

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About

Background

Nahom Berhane
Nahom Berhane21

I am based in Oslo and currently studying for a masters in Informatics at the University of Oslo, focused on programming and system architecture.

Alongside studies I work part-time as an AI advisor at Selvaag Eiendom. Before that I was at Skatteetaten IT and interned as a backend developer at NAV.

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Work

Selected projects

012025
Countries Dashboard API

Countries Dashboard API

REST API with webhook notifications and persistent dashboard configuration. Pulls data from weather and currency services; deployed with Docker on OpenStack.

GoREST APIsPostgreSQLDocker
022025
E-commerce Database Design

E-commerce Database Design

Designed and normalized a relational schema for a full-stack e-commerce platform.

PostgreSQLSQLNode.jsDocker
032026
Personal Portfolio

Personal Portfolio

Personal site with projects, experience, and contact info.

Next.jsReactTailwind CSSSanity
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Experience

Roles

2026 →AI AdvisorSelvaag Eiendom · OsloDriving AI transformation and smarter work processes. Identifying AI use cases across departments, developing prompts and templates. Conducting workshops and building AI competence throughout the organization.Part-time
2026EngineerNorwegian Tax Administration (Skatteetaten) IT · TrondheimContributed to an AI-based troubleshooting tool for Skatteetaten’s Kubernetes/AKS platform: pulled config, events, and logs, and used a local LLM (RAG, embeddings, cosine similarity, k-NN) to suggest fixes and link relevant documentation. Built the documentation search/recommendation feature and set up the CI/CD pipeline (GitLab); contributed to the frontend (Tailwind) as part of a 5-person Scrum team.
2025Backend Developer InternNAV IT · NorwayBuilt backend services in Kotlin that exposed data through REST APIs. Contributed on the frontend in Next.js with data visualizations used internally.
'24-'26IT VolunteerNTNU Start Gjøvik · GjøvikResponsible for the domain, GitHub repository, and maintenance of the website (React, Tailwind, Sanity). Ran email accounts and user access for the organization.
'23-'26Shop AssistantTelia CC Gjøvik · GjøvikCustomer service, sales, and in-store technical support.
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Toolkit

Technologies I have used or am familiar with

Code

  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Go
  • C/C++
  • Kotlin

Frontend

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Tailwind CSS

Backend

  • Node.js
  • REST APIs
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQL
  • Firebase

AI

  • GPT
  • Claude
  • Gemini
  • RAG
  • Agents
  • MCP

Tools

  • Docker
  • Git
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI
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Education

Studies

University of Oslo (UiO) logo
Master in Informatics / Programming and System Architecture
University of Oslo (UiO) · Oslo · 2026-Present
NetworksDistributed SystemsAdvanced Database Systems for Big DataFog and Cloud Computing
NTNU logo
Bachelor in Programming / IT / Computer Science
NTNU · Gjøvik · 2023-2026 · Grade 3.5
DatabasesASoftware EngineeringCRobust and Scalable ServicesBAlgorithms and Data StructuresDCloud TechnologiesB

Languages

NorwegianFluent
EnglishFluent
AmharicNative
TigrinyaNative
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